Progress — 2014
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Collaborative planning efforts
drive Three Lakes School District
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BY DR. GEORGE KARLING
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR
THREE LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT
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In December of 2013, the Wisconsin
Taxpayer’s Alliance announced a list of
the 25 lowest taxing K-12 school districts in Wisconsin.
Once again, the Three Lakes School
District was listed among the lowest, being the seventh lowest taxing K-12 district in the state.
Although the district’s tax rate is
among the lowest in the state, district
achievement levels continue to rise. The
district’s 2013 composite ACT score of
22.8 was among the highest in the state
and was also among the highest of all 18
high schools in the CESA 9 (Cooperative
Education Service Agency) northern region.
The board and administration attribute this success to programs developed with the collaborative planning efforts of the school board, administration,
teaching staff and students in the district.
School/community relations
The school board, administration, faculty, staff and students continue to seek
new avenues for community involvement in the schools in order to strengthen community ties and enable all taxpayers to utilize district resources to
their fullest.
The district believes that the level of
community support, and support from
families outside the district, is a good indication that the district is continuing to
provide “personal education and lifetime
inspiration” that meets the needs of all
students.
In addition to community support,
the district also enjoys a healthy influx
of open enrollment students. At present,
more than 11% of the district’s entire
population comes from outside the district. This is further evidence that parents outside the Three Lakes School District realize that we are continuing to
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